On Saturday, March 28, 2009 (tomorrow), the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is sponsoring an event called Earth Hour to call attention to climate change.  This is the third annual Earth Hour and the organizers are hoping that one billion people will participate worldwide.  So what will be happening?  What can one billion man hours accomplish in service to the environment?  I was imagining rallies around the globe where people...

I’ve been living just outside of Center City Philadelphia (about 8 miles to be exact) for nearly four years, and the more I learn about this city, the more I love it.  Just the other day I found yet another wonderful reason to love Philly and its people – The 100K House Project. 

The 100K House project is the brainchild of Postgreen, a Philadelphia-based green developer, located in the Fishtown neighborhood of Philadelphia, just...

Starting a garden can be both fun AND environmentally friendly.  Last spring two friends and I decided we wanted to try our hand at gardening.  Not just tossing a few flower seeds in the ground and seeing what happened, but a full on vegetable garden complete with fertilizer and lattice work for our tomatoes to climb.  We worked hard, but through trial and error and not being afraid to ask questions, we were able to enjoy quite a...

Why are environmental issues important to some and not to others?  Everyone benefits from clean air and water, but not everyone is motivated to act from this perspective.  I would venture that many who have made decisions in their lives based on respect for the environment have done so based on a personal relationship with nature established in childhood.  It turns out that Community Energy employees offer examples that support...

With all the talk about clean energy coming from the new administration in Washington, it may be easy to overlook the significant progress that many local communities have already made.  The Connecticut Clean Energy Communities program, of which Community Energy is a partner, is an excellent example and was recently recognized as such. 

In January, the program received the State Leadership in Clean Energy award from the Clean Energy...